Buttermilk Waffles Recipe
If you had to choose, what would be your first choice for breakfast, waffles or pancakes? There is a great debate at which is best breakfast food. Personally thought, I stand on the side of French Toast, but buttermilk waffles are great in their own special way.
Homemade waffles are soft and fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. It takes just about 30 minutes to make them and serve them fresh, or freeze them for later! Since this is a basic waffle recipe, you can easily make it your own with a few additional flavors. I have some suggestions for you in the recipe card or you can also try to make the savory waffles version.
One of the best things about homemade waffles is that they are easily frozen. Then, just grab one out of the freezer and pop it in the toaster while still waking up. It will only take about 5 minutes to prepare from frozen by popping them in the toaster oven, toaster, or air-fryer.
Lyuba’s Tips For Making The Best Buttermilk Waffles
- It’s best to let your cold ingredients like eggs and buttermilk get to room temperature. Take out the eggs and measure out the buttermilk. Let it sit on the counter for about 30 minutes.
- Let the waffle batter sit for about 15 minutes, while the waffle maker is preheating. This will give all ingredients a chance to activate and will result is softer, fluffier waffles.
- Make sure to read the instructions for your waffle maker for the amount of batter to pour at a time and how long to cook the waffles.
- Remember, all waffle makers are different! They make different size and shape of waffles and have different cook time.
- To keep cooked waffles warm while making the rest, pre-heated the oven to 200° and keep waffles in the oven, on a baking sheet.
- To cool waffles faster in order to freeze them, place them on a wire rack. This will cool the waffles evenly and keep the bottom of the waffles from accumulating moisture.
Storing and Reheating Instructions
- Storing – You can easily store them in the refrigerator for a couple of days. Just make sure to store them in an airtight container. The waffles should keep for up to 5 days, but they do start to dry out after 2 days. It’s best to store them in the freezer for more than a couple of days.
- To reheat cold waffles – Preheat the oven to 350°F, place the waffles on a wire rack inside a baking sheet, and reheat for about 5 minutes. Note that the oven method will not crisp up the outside much.
- To reheat frozen waffles in the oven – Still do it at 350°F and on a wire rack, but they’ll need a couple extra minutes.
- In the air fryer, reheat waffles at 360°F for 2-3 minutes. Frozen waffles will need an extra minute or two.
How To Freeze Waffles
- Freezing waffles could not be any easier! After the waffles are cooked, make sure to cool them completely. Cool waffles on a wire rack so they cool faster and evenly without accumulating moisture on the bottom.
- Place waffles (all waffles or in batches) into a large zip-lock freezer bag(s). Get as much air out as you can and close the bag tight. Label and date the bags.
- Freeze waffles for up to 3 months.
- Frozen waffles can easily be reheated and toasted in a toaster. (More information on reheating is above, in the FAQs section.)
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Buttermilk Waffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups low fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup brown sugar if planning on using these waffles as sandwich, cut sugar in half
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
Instructions
- Tip: It’s best to let your cold ingredients like eggs and buttermilk get to room temperature. Take out the eggs and measure out the buttermilk. Let it sit on the counter for about 30 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs vigorously for a few seconds. Whisk in the melted butter, buttermilk, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Slowly whisk in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and carefully whisk just until combined.
- Let the batter sit for 10-15 minutes while preheating the waffle maker.
- Lightly grease the waffle maker with oiled paper towel (not a cooking spray) and cook waffles in a waffle maker per your waffle maker's instructions.
Notes
- Freezing: After the waffles are cooked, make sure to cool them completely. Cool waffles on a wire rack so they cool faster and evenly without accumulating moisture on the bottom. Place waffles (all waffles or in batches) into a large zip-lock freezer bag(s). Get as much air out as you can and close the bag tight. Label and date the bags. Freeze waffles for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: The easiest way to reheat cold or frozen waffles is in a toaster (if it fits) or in a toaster oven. You can also reheat waffles in the oven and air fryer.
To reheat cold waffles – Preheat the oven to 350°F, place the waffles on a wire rack inside a baking sheet, and reheat for about 5 minutes. Note that the oven method will not crisp up the outside much.
To reheat frozen waffles in the oven – Still do it at 350°F and on a wire rack, but they’ll need a couple extra minutes.
In the air fryer, reheat waffles at 360°F for 2-3 minutes. Frozen waffles will need an extra minute or two. - Additional mix-ins: You can add fresh fruit or dried fruit, chocolate chips, cinnamon, vanilla beans, chopped nuts.
TIP: If adding cut fruit, toss them with a little bit of flour before folding them into the batter. This will prevent cut fruit from adding extra moisture to the waffles
Nutrition
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Originally published on Will Cook For Smiles in January 2019.
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Excellent waffles!
I absolutely agree with allowing the ingredients to come to room temperature and letting the batter rest 10-15 minutes
These waffles are so good!!! I waffled all of the waffles 😁 and placed them into a warm oven so we could eat ‘em’ all up! 😊
Can u use coconut sugar instead of white sugar?
Yes, it will be a less sweet then with regular sugar so you can add a little more or just have them a little less sweet.
It is the best recipe in the world
Wow! Thank you, Caleb!
This recipe was very tasty. The waffles came out crisp and brown on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. I could taste the tanginess of the buttermilk which added to the flavor. This goes very well with Mimosa….just sayin
I am so glad you liked them, Tim! And now I want a mimosa….
My husband raves about the waffles this morning! He said he could eat 12 of them, lol! Very good! Thank you!!
Wow! I love hearing this lol I am so glad he liked them!
This is my go to recipe for waffles! Thank you for sharing .
Thank you for letting me know, I am glad you liked them, Cathy!